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Document 22: Office of the Auditors of Land
Revenue: Presentments made for the manor of
Hampton Court, Middlesex, dated 1662
(Catalogue reference: LR 3/40/5 folio 2)
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This document is a presentment made for the manor of Hampton Court, Middlesex, dated 1662.
(Catalogue reference: LR 3/40/5 folio 2)
These presentments for the manor of Hampton Court include several complaints: that the common
highway has been made dangerous by the overflowing water from a pond built by Oliver Cromwell;
that Andrew Pope has failed to pay his rent and consequently has had his lease forfeited; that land
has been enclosed and buildings placed on enclosed land.
Please note:
z The document is written in a mixed cursive hand, using both secretary and Italic forms.
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1. Wee p[re]sent that the Com[m]on Highway for Horse and foote leading from the
Wick to
2. Hampton Court thorough the Harewarren is stopped up by Pales lately erected by
3. Oliver Cromwell and continued still stopped upp.
4. We also p[re]sent that by turning the Course of the New River Water into the Ponds lately
5. digged by Oliver Cromwell in the Harewarren and by the Overflowing of the same
6. Water the Comon Highway leading from the Wick to the Heathgate is made very
7. dangerous & unsafe to passe for Man Horse or Carriage.
8. Wee p[re]sent that Andrew Pope Tenant by Lease of part of the Com[m]on by him inclosed
9. att the Rent of 10 s a yeare hath not paid his Rent due att Lady day last by reason
10. whereof his Lease is forfeited.
11. Wee p[re]sent John Williams of Hampton Wick for Receiving of William Ryde & his
12. Family Inmates by the space of One Moneth
13. Wee p[re]sent John Phillipps for receiving into his house in Hampton Wick
14. Hurlocke an Inmate and continued him there by the space of 6 Monethes last
15. past.
16. Wee p[re]sent Richard Rouse Constable for Hampton Wick and Jo[h]n Loveland
17. Headborough of the same for not attending the Courte Leete according to their
18. duty to make their p[re]sentm[en]ts.
19. Wee p[re]sent - Boreman widd[ow] one of the Customary Tenants of this
20. Honour for inclosing 16 acres of Land or thereabouts out of the Com[m]on field
21. in Hampton Wick and erecting a Cottage thereupon being Coppiehold.
22. Wee p[re]sent Hester Sturmy the Guardian of John Sturmy an Infant & a Customary
23. Tenant of this Honour for Inclosing 40 acres or thereabouts out of the Com[m]on
24. Field aforesaid in sev[er]all Inclosures & erecting one Cottage thereon being
25. Coppiehold.
26. Wee p[re]sent Jane Saunders Widd[ow] one of the Customary Tenants of this Co[ur]t
27. for Inclosing 5 acres of Land or thereabouts out of the Com[m]on Field in
28. Hampton Wick and erecting one Cottage thereon being Coppiehold.
29. Wee p[re]sent Hester Cleere Spinster one of the Coppiehold Tenants of this
30. Honor for continuing a Cottage built upon the Wast of the Mano[u]r in
31. Hampton Wick and letting out to a Tenant for a Twelve Moneth
32. last past.
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